Sticker protester strikes outside church

President Benigno Aquinoâ€™s willingness to risk excommunication to push through a responsible parenthood bill has prompted aÂ birth-controlÂ advocate to promote the reproductive health (RH) bill outside a church in Manila's Quiapo district.

â€śI think heâ€™s a big joke because he shows no responsibility, he just says what he likes and he is boundless. He has no beliefs, no values,â€ť the archbishop said.

â€śI donâ€™t think people take him seriously. Imagine destroying a banner and carrying a placard around a cathedral? What is that?â€ť added Archbishop Cruz.

Last year, Celdran disrupted a religious service inside Manila Cathedral by holding up a placard with the word â€śDamaso,â€ť written on it, referring to a fictitious priest who fathered a child in a novel by national hero Jose Rizal.

Last month, Celdran was caught on closed-circuit television removing an anti-RH bill banner from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines compound in Manila.

Archbishop Cruz described Celdranâ€™s stunts as an attempt to grab attention.

â€śI understand him. I understand his Spanish blood which can probably be traced to Padre Damaso,â€ť he said.

â€śI think he is trying to be popular. Itâ€™s OK. The poor man is trying to grab attention,â€ť the prelate said.